Feb 27, 2018   SOURCE: BusinessWire

B-Stock Executives Honored With 2018 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pros to Know” Awards

B-Stock, the world’s largest marketplace for returned, excess, and liquidation inventory from Fortune 1000 retailers and manufacturers, is pleased to announce that Sean Cleland and Seth Blaustein have been named 2018 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The Pros to Know Awards recognize leading supply chain executives that are leading initiatives and making significant contributions to help solve supply chain challenges in today’s business climate.

“I have the pleasure of working with incredibly driven and talented individuals who are effectively changing the way companies handle and extract value from their returned, excess, and other liquidation inventory,” said Howard Rosenberg, CEO of B-Stock. “A big congratulations to Sean and Seth on this Pros to Know recognition. By applying technology, analytics and services that create efficiency, transparency, and trust, the two of them are transforming an industry.”

Sean Cleland, B-Stock’s Director of Mobile, is an industry thought leader and subject matter authority in every aspect of pre-owned and refurbished consumer electronics, mobile devices, and video games. This includes retail operations, reverse logistics, refurbishment, and statistical modeling. At B-Stock Sean serves as executive point of contact for all of the company’s mobile clients, providing guidance and strategies on how they can successfully navigate the secondary market.

Seth Blaustein, Director of Marketplace Development, delivers daily reverse supply chain and liquidation support and strategy for the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers. As one of B-Stock’s first 10 employees, Seth has launched and managed B2B online liquidation marketplaces for over 50 companies, including nine of the top 10 U.S. retailers. Under Seth’s direction these marketplaces drive maximum efficiency for the handling of customer returns and excess inventory, enabling the retailer to generate 30%+ more for its liquidation inventory.

Sean and Seth have been named to the “Provider Pros to Know” section, which is comprised of individuals from software firms and service providers, consultancies, or academia who have helped their supply chain clients or the supply chain community at large prepare to meet industry challenges.

Read the full list of winners in the March issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive or visit www.sdcexec.com.

About B-Stock

B-Stock is the world’s largest business-to-business marketplace for returned, excess, and other liquidation merchandise. Our web-based, technology-driven platform connects inventory from retailers and manufacturers directly to qualified business buyers through customized, private, online auction marketplaces. Hundreds of companies, including nine of the top 10 U.S. retailers are using B-Stock’s data-driven solution to increase recovery rates on their customer-returned, excess, and other liquidation goods by 30%+. B-Stock is revolutionizing traditional liquidation by applying technology, analytics, and services that create efficiency, transparency, and trust for both sellers and buyers. For more information, please visit http://bstock.com/.